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GoodWorks Insurance, CEMA Donate $15,300 to Operation Fuel

GREAT BARRINGTON — As a result of a partnership between GoodWorks Insurance and the Connecticut Energy Marketers Assoc. (CEMA), Operation Fuel recently received a donation of $15,300. The donation will be used to help more than 30 lower-income Connecticut families keep the heat and electricity on this winter.

For the second year in a row, GoodWorks — a regional independent insurance agency headquartered in Glastonbury, Conn., with additional offices in New Milford, Avon, and Columbia, Conn., and Great Barrington and Worcester, Mass. — launched the initiative by pledging a minimum $10,000 donation to Operation Fuel and promising to match up to $5,000 in donations from CEMA’s member companies. GoodWorks donates 50% of its operating profit to local charities through community grants.

Operation Fuel is a private, nonprofit program that provides emergency energy assistance year-round through its network of fuel banks to lower-income working families and individuals, the elderly, and disabled individuals who are in financial crisis.

“The generous support from GoodWorks Insurance and CEMA shows that we are all part of the operation. Without the support of the community, Operation Fuel could not do the work that we do,” said Operation Fuel Executive Director Patricia Wrice.